Villanova: Most 'wired' school

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, December, 2006 | by Susan Snyder

With its finance lab that all but transports students to Wall Street, Villanova University this week was named the nation's top "wired" campus by a technology magazine and a test prep company. Other local schools in the top 20 were Swarthmore College at No. 4 and Temple University at No. 15. About 240 colleges and universities responded to a survey by Princeton Review, an educational company known for its college ratings in many areas, and PC Magazine.

The winners were chosen based on those responses, said Harriet Brand, a spokeswoman for Princeton Review. The magazine with the report will be available on newsstands on Dec. 26. Villanova was chosen because of the lab in its business school, which gives students access to the tools of Wall Street, including stock tickers,...